Proper noun
Xisha
Synonym of Paracel Islands: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.
After the defeat of Liu Chang and the Southern Han Dynasty in the Fourth Year of the Kaibao Period (971 CE), Song Taizu, the founder of the Song Dynasty established a naval force whose area of jurisdiction covered the Xisha Islands. Source: Internet
In July, the USS Stethem missile destroyer made an unauthorized entry into the territorial waters of China's Xisha Islands. Source: Internet
Therefore, the current claims made by An'nan or France to the Xisha Islands are totally unjustifiable. Source: Internet
It's dotted with numerous island features which fall into four island groups, namely, the Nansha Islands, the Xisha Islands, in the west; the Dongsha Islands,in the northeast; and the Zhongsha Islands, east of the Xishas. Source: Internet
Flight services operate on the Haikou – Xisha route. Source: Internet